I do not own Bleach

Chapter 37

@meeting

The last Captain takes his place.

Yama "I call this meeting to order." Kenpachi "What's this for? I want to get back to fighting?" "This meeting is regarding the romantic relationship between Captain Hitsugaya Toshiro and the Human girl Kurosaki Karin."

They turn to Toshiro who gulps.

Toshiro "I'm fully willing to accept any punishment sir." He bows.

Yama "Punishment? You don't have one. Unless you count listening to this entire meeting a punishment. We all need to discuss this matter."

Toshiro straightens himself up "For what?"

Shinji "Do you seriously need to ask? You and the Human girl are a thing!"

Ukitake "It's so cute!"

Kyōraku "Definitely! The youngest Captain has his first girlfriend!"

He ruffles Toshiro's hair. Toshiro responds by moving out of his reach.

Rose "Oh first love?"

Suì-Fēng "It's strange seeing Hitsugaya like that?" "The boys never been in love before? Of course it would be strange." "I think it will amusing to watch?" "You know Hitsugaya-Kun? I'm surprised you're able to keep a straight face right now?"

Toshiro "Is there an actual point to this meeting? We all got new recruits what yesterday day before? Shouldn't we be focusing on that?" "Our lieutenants or 3rd seats can take care of it." "You know my Lieutenant is Matsumoto right?" "Do you want a Red Pineapple?" "Or Ōmaeda?" "Fair point." "Exactly we all have subordinates some are lazy but 3rd seats are crazy!" "So we can mess with you for a while." "Did we really need a meeting. It seems like a waste of time to talk about this." "You just don't want to."

Toshiro has been able to maintain eye contact with them.

Toshiro "I just feel it is unnecessary to discuss in a meeting." "Still a little shy~" "It is an unnecessary conversation." "Come on~" "How long have you two been a thing?" "None of your business. We're Captains we don't need to meddle in each other's personally lives…" "But still! We need to all celebrate!" "No." "Come on don't be a stick in the mud?" "I'm not interested in dealing any of you or your Lieutenants while you're drunk." "We aren't that bad?" "Kyōraku please. Ask literally anyone." "Everyone honestly how bad am I?" "Very." "Ehh your fun." "Nope he's crazy and yells." "Anyway Hitsugaya-Kun~" "What made you fall for a Human?" "Head Captain is there a real purpose for the meeting or do you all just want to mess with me." "Well all the others want to mess with you." "So a meeting just for that? That sounds a little extra don't ya think?" "I'm just trying to satisfy them. Consider yourself ordered to answer the questions."

Toshiro's jaw drops "Y-you're making this an order?! All of you hate me don't you?"

"I'm just trying to settle the rumors. Everyone is curious about it."

Toshiro sulks

"Come on it's so cute you have your first girlfriend!" "Especially since she was your first kiss~" Toshiro tenses up and looks away from the other Captains "Sh-shut up…" "Wait a second?"

They all notice the faint pink dusted on his pale skin.

"Is he? Blushing?!" "Man never thought I'd see that!"

"I am not! I hate you all so much…" "Love Karin though." "That was clear since they met?" "True Hitsugaya admitted to being in love with her."

Toshiro tenses up "I-I never said that!" "Yeah you did!" "This is very unprofessional you know… we are Captains of the 13 Court Guard Squads." "This meeting is so we can interrogate you though?" "Why is my personal life any of your concerns." "Because you rarely show any emotion at all?" "Now you have your first girlfriend!" "We need to know you ain't going soft on us." "Trust me that is the last thing you should worry about. My training and work hasn't changed. I'm still Captain I know my position." "So you can understand why we're interested~" "I don't really care as long Shorty still fights." "I still fight so why does it matter? You guys are never interested in my personal life." "We are we just never get any answers from you." "But a few of us are extremely curious about this!" "Since you're ordered to answer we can find out."

"Can I leave now…" "No." "We want to know a little about your guys relationship!" "Kill me already. I'd rather fight Kenpachi than deal with this." "Awesome let's fight!" "No fighting you two. Hitsugaya believe it or not this is a serious matter. You are a Captain and the girl is a Human." "Look she leaves the day after tomorrow. I don't see the point of having this conversation. If it was in the beginning that would be one thing but she's going back to her world. What's the point of talking about it now." "Well because we know how things are in 110 years." "Yeah that's the thing that brought it up." "You two got hitched and got busy!" "But future you said that wasn't until after she became a Soul." "Exactly so that's a problem for another decade can I leave." "Not yet. The festival tomorrow. Her family is coming but I'm guessing she has new and worse wounds?" "Bankai training. I accidentally froze her arm." "For that reason I suggest you keep her at a distance from her family and Ichigo's group. At least until Captain Unohana checks her wounds and decides how bad they are." "Me or Isane will come by around 8 to check okay?" "Alright?" "You know Hitsugaya?"

Toshiro looks to Mayuri.

Mayuri continues "I'm quite surprised you're not blushing anymore? Usually the second someone brings anything about you two up your a blushing stuttering mess?" "No I'm not. I just don't like to discuss my personal life." "That wasn't even on topic?" "We don't need to know everything about each other's personal lives." "We all know next to nothing about you?" "I don't think any of us know your past, you don't talk about stuff you like to do for fun, you don't know how to have fun." "Not true? The boy is into soccer?" "Do none of you remember when I asked if we can play soccer with Aizen's head?" "It was disturbing." "Besides you rarely play soccer. Only when we have games which is extremely rare." "No I always play soccer with Rin?" "Aw you have a nickname for her?" "How cute?" "Ahh! Young love! Such a beautiful and magical thing!" "Since when do you give nicknames Hitsugaya?"

Toshiro looks at the floor trying to hide his blush "Sh-shut up you guys…"

"Hold up? That look?" "H-he's actually? Embarrassed?" "This is completely pointless to talk about. I don't see why it got brought up right before she leaves." "Because at first we are all unsure so we didn't say anything, then the whole Gin thing happened and we knew but couldn't say anything, now everything is normal(ish) and we can ask." "Why do you all hate me." "We don't." "Remember Hitsugaya you spent your entire life here." "You're the Chibi-Taicho we're gonna mess with you cause most of us watched you grow up."

Suì-Fēng "All child prodigies go threw something similar. I did. So did Ise, Gin, and Kaien. Kuchiki knows the struggle too huh?"

Byakuya sighs "Definitely. So now it's your turn to suffer." "This is stupid." "We watched you grow up this is a big deal." "I spent my life training for battle you all know I place duty above all." "Which is why it's so cute that you have a girlfriend." "Yeah she melted that frozen heart!" "My heart wasn't frozen…" "Yes it was and you know it." "You also know that if you never met her you would still be cold, icy, and frozen hearted." "Admit it. You're in love with her and she thawed that frozen heart."

Toshiro doesn't say anything but refuse to look at them.

He sighs giving in remembering orders "Fine. I admit it…" "Admit what exactly?" "You know what it is." "We want to hear you say it." "Fine. I'll admit I do love her. If it wasn't for her I'd probably still be frozen inside."

Kyōraku smiles and ruffles Toshiro hair "That's adorable!"

Toshiro "Will you stop touching my hair!" Kyōraku "Seriously why is your hair so soft and fluffy!"

Toshiro moves his hand and Mayuri messes with his hair.

Toshiro "Okay seriously stop. Your to close and I still hate you Kurotsuchi. Stop experimenting on me." "I saw all your memories do you really want to go there." "No. But stop messing with my hair or I'll refreeze you." "Fine." "You're fine when Karin-chan messes with your hair?" "Oh you let her?" "Not really. She just won't listen when I tell her to stop." "Speaking of. Hitsugaya. That agreement we had?" "Yes sir?" "The agreement no longer stands." "Understood sir. Wait what?! Seriously!?" "Yes. I do not care anymore. You two have proven how much you love each other and have proven you still know your position. Plus they all know and rumors have spread. Therefore the agreement is over." "I'd still prefer it to be not a big deal though?" "Well good luck with that." "Yeah pretty much everyone knows." "The only ones who care are us, the Lieutenants, some 3rd seats, Yumichika who is a 5th, and some others." Toshiro slouches "I was using that agreement to get out of stuff like this." "What us teasing you?" "Well yes. I don't like talking about my emotions or lack of. This conversation is meaningless my feelings shouldn't matter." "But you're feelings for Karin matter." "We want to tease you a little." "Why." "You two are such a cute couple!" "You two did rank 1st on the 'Best Couple' rating?" "Wait what?!" "Oh yeah? Last week the Women Soul Reaper Association and Men Soul Reaper Association had a vote on best couple." "You two won 97% of votes!"

Toshiro feels himself turning slightly pink "Wh-what the hell?!"

The room gets slightly colder.

Suì-Fēng "Literally all of us ship it." "Yeah you're a really cute couple!" "Besides it's not everyday any of us actually see you smile." "Or lower your guard." "I'm not supposed to lower my guard nimrod!" "But you do slightly with her." "The only time you ever feel at peace is with her huh?"

Toshiro tries to speak but doesn't know what to say and looks away. The Captains smile slightly.

"For the first time you don't know how to react huh?" Toshiro "W-why are we even still talking about this?" "Toshiro right now we aren't speaking as your fellow Captains." "All of us have been through hell together and are friends or at least acquaintances." "Toshiro your the youngest out of all of us." "None of us have ever seen you smile, heard you laugh, or even look genuinely happy." "Until you met Karin."

Toshiro looks at them then lowers his eyes to the ground "Why does it even matter." "Because we all want you to be genuinely happy for once." "Since you were promoted to Captain you shut out all fun." "You're finally starting to enjoy life." "Karin made you realize how to have fun right?" "I- I suppose so…" "Just out of curiosity though?" "When was your first kiss?" "And was it with Karin?"

Toshiro blushes deeply tensing up "I- I umm. It-i we- uh um!"

They smile and chuckle seeing his nervousness "Guess it was with her then?"

Toshiro touches his lips "C-can this meeting be over?" "Why so you can go back to making out with her?"

Toshiro feels his entire body turning red as he yells "SUÌ-FĒNG!!!!"

She snickers. Toshiro covers his face as others tease him a little.

Toshiro "Just kill me already. This is so humiliating. I'd seriously rather fight Kenpachi."

Kenpachi "Aye? Romeo? If this bugs you so much why don't you just leave?" Toshiro looks at him annoyed "I can't remember." Yama "I don't even understand what's going on anymore." Toshiro "Me either. Can I leave."

Rose "Can I write a song for you and Karin?" "Rose. No." "What about a poem?" "Kuchiki don't encourage this?!" Byakuya smirks "This is entertaining though?" "Wha?! Not you too?!" Suì-Fēng "I can have the stealth force clear an area for you two?" Mayuri "I can do an experiment to make everything look more romantic?"

Everyone gives suggestions on what Toshiro could do for a date with Karin. The room gets colder and colder.

"You know Toshiro? You actually look and act like a normal 13 year old when with her or while we're talking about you two?"

Toshiro "What?! If your going to insult me do it in a way I can understand?!" "It wasn't an insult it was just an observation." "When your with her you feel like your normal huh?"

Toshiro "Doesn't matter." "What do you like about being with Karin?" "Yama can I leave? This is making me highly uncomfortable." "This is your punishment."

Toshiro slouches. Toshiro refuses to answer their questions but gets reminded of his order and does. Toshiro's spirit energy increases making it colder and Yama ends up having to keep it level.

"You have to answer when was it!"

Toshiro groans covering his face "This is so embarrassing! Why do I have to deal with this!"

"When did you ask her out?!"

"August okay! I asked her out in the beginning of August! Can this be over?!"

"Have you slept with her?"

Toshiro turns red "What the hell Kensei?!?! No!! What the actually f-"

"What you share a room. My Lieutenant wanted me to ask you."

"I'm gonna kill you Hisagi!!!"

"I never said it Shūhei?"

"K-kuna Mashiro?!"

"Yeah."

"Wait you seriously haven't done it with Karin?"

"Of course not?! Why the hell would you think I did!?"

"Well… you two go to the same quarters. And have been dating for awhile."

"And you're at that age where you start going through changes."

"He's 13 and barely 5'0. He's should hit puberty."

"Not to mention how things are in 110 years. You two have kids!"

"Meaning you two-"

"You don't have have to give him a full lecture on how children are made."

"Stop by the Squad for that talk okay Toshiro?"

"I AM NEVER GOING TO THAT SQUAD AGAIN!!!!!"

Later but still in the meeting.

"But to be fair you probably have seen her right?"

"No I have not! Nor do I plan too! She's a human remember!!"

"That's the problem he has guys!!"

Toshiro turns red "THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT GUYS!!"

"But it's what you said!"

"Imagine telling Karin that!"

"Guys!!!!!!"

"When did you begin thinking so naughty Hitsugaya?"

"You got the wrong idea you perverted old people!!"

"Your the pervert Hitsugaya!! Sleeping with a Human!"

"Not like that you idiots!!!"

"Ever consider it?"

"No way what the actually fu-"

"Just saying."

"Yoruichi-sama made it sound like you and Karin did it."

"What the hell?! Yoruichi! That perverted cat would say that!"

"Given the fact you and Karin end up having how many kids in the last 110 years?"

"It's just the twins you idiots."

"You sure just the two~"

"Can we stop talking about this!!"

"Fine. How long have you liked Karin~?"

A dark blush mixed of fury and embarrassment appears over Toshiro "Can I be dismissed yet!!!!!"

"After you answer that question."

"Fine! If answering that one question will let me be dismissed I will!"

"So how long you like her~?"

"I can't believe I have to admit to this in a meeting this is so embarrassing. I've liked her since I was 5. When Kurotsuchi did that experiment he pulled 5 year old me into this time I've kinda sorta started liking her then…"

The Captains laugh at his embarrassment. Toshiro covers his face and groans "Head Captain… can I be dismissed now… before I lose that last little bit of my dignity…"

Yama chuckles "You're all dismissed."

They bow and Toshiro flash steps to his Squad before any of them could follow him and ask him anything else. Instead of going to his office or looking for Karin he goes to his quarters.

Toshiro sits on his couch and sighs "Why a meeting just to tease me?"

He thinks laying down across his couch.

Toshiro groans covering his face "That was so humiliating… I'll never be able to live it down…"

He hears laughing in his inner world.

"Hyōrinmaru shut up!!!! It's not funny!! That was humiliating!!!"

Hyōrinmaru "But it was pretty funny."

"I'm never gonna live that down… I can't believe that I was ordered to answer! Ughhhhhhh by far the most embarrassing thing that's happened to me in front of them…"

End chapter!!!